high severity October 19, 2026 · 1 min read Unverified claim — what this is

Merit Financial Group Listed by Storm Ransomware Group

If you are a client of Merit Financial Group, here’s what is being claimed, and what it would mean for you.

FinTech | Alpharetta, Georgia, United States | Merit Financial Group, LLC, doing business as Merit Financial Advisors ("Merit"), is a national wealth management firm that supports both the independent broker-dealer and RIA models. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Merit has 24 additional offices throughout the U.S. and managed $5.59 billion in assets as of June 30, 2021 ($3.53 billion in advisory, $1.95 billion in brokerage assets and with $112 million in assets under advisement). Merit's mission is to establish and exceed the financial goals of its clients, while also providing its advisors and offi
— from Storm’s own leak-site posting. This is the group’s claim, quoted verbatim; it is not GalaxyWarden’s reporting and has not been independently verified.

Merit Financial Group Listed by Storm Ransomware Group

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Attributed to Storm · 116 incidents tracked →

Severity High the filing does not enumerate what was exposed

Disclosed October 19, 2026

Last reviewed October 19, 2026

Affected Unconfirmed

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Sources: Storm leak site (via RansomLook)

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